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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what color dress did Murph's girl wear in a photograph he had of the two of them?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Lavender.

2. How old does Bartle say in Chapter 2, that Murph was when he died?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

3. In Chapter 3, what town did Bartle go to in a taxi cab?
(a) Kaiserslautern.
(b) Mackenbach.
(c) Mehlingen.
(d) Stelzenberg.

4. In Chapter 4, where did a colonel say that men would be sent if they died in the upcoming battle?
(a) Ramsted.
(b) United Kingdom.
(c) Germany.
(d) Dover.

5. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle's mother drive to take him home from the airport?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) Dodge.

6. On the plane to Richmond in Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?
(a) Wood planks on his mother's porch.
(b) His room at his mother's house.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) Murph.

7. In Chapter 4, how old did Bartle think that the LT was?
(a) 23 or 24.
(b) 28.
(c) 31.
(d) 24 or 25.

8. What color was the bargirl's hair who Bartle saw in Chapter 3?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

9. In Chapter 1, how many days did Bartle and Murph crawl along the rooftop grit?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

10. Where does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) Germany.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Richmond, Virginia.

11. At the end of Chapter 5, what did Bartle dream about?
(a) Mortar fire.
(b) Burning buildings.
(c) Murph.
(d) Sterling.

12. In Chapter 5, where did Bartle think that soldiers would go when they felt lonely amongst the celebrations for their return?
(a) Busy highways.
(b) Deserted roads.
(c) Back porches.
(d) Underbrush.

13. How far had Daniel been from his mother before he went into the military?
(a) 75 miles.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

14. In Chapter 1, what were hanging from the rear windows of a car that Bartle and the others saw driving toward them along the road?
(a) Robes.
(b) White sheets.
(c) Plywood.
(d) Prayer rugs.

15. What is the date in Chapter 5?
(a) April 2005.
(b) May 2005.
(c) March 2005.
(d) June 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was the weather like when Bartle left the base?

2. In Chapter 3, how much time had passed since Bartle left the war?

3. How old was Sgt. Ezekiel Vasquez when he was killed by small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq?

4. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?

5. In Chapter 4, what had Bartle and the other soldiers been fighting over for the last few nights?

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